1/ Lesson #1 from the coronavirus pandemic:
Do NOT politicize a public health crisis.
Politicians need to get out of the way & let public health workers, doctors, nurses & scientists do their jobs & lead the response.
This applies to ALL politicians.
Do NOT politicize a public health crisis.
Politicians need to get out of the way & let public health workers, doctors, nurses & scientists do their jobs & lead the response.
This applies to ALL politicians.
2/
Politicization can cut both ways.
The harms of politicization are not unique to any political party.
Republicans now say they fear the pandemic was weaponized against them and are uncertain whether they want to be vaccinated.
That fear harms us all.
Politicization can cut both ways.
The harms of politicization are not unique to any political party.
Republicans now say they fear the pandemic was weaponized against them and are uncertain whether they want to be vaccinated.
That fear harms us all.
3/
When people don't trust public health, they don't follow public health guidance (e.g. masking, social distancing, vaccination).
If people don't follow public health guidance, it will take that much longer to get back to life and recover from the pandemic.
When people don't trust public health, they don't follow public health guidance (e.g. masking, social distancing, vaccination).
If people don't follow public health guidance, it will take that much longer to get back to life and recover from the pandemic.
4/
In a public health crisis, the job of politicians is to EMPOWER experts and SUPPORT them with the resources (e.g. people, supplies, funding) they need to do their jobs.
Experts should be the face of the response and should be leading the response.
In a public health crisis, the job of politicians is to EMPOWER experts and SUPPORT them with the resources (e.g. people, supplies, funding) they need to do their jobs.
Experts should be the face of the response and should be leading the response.
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